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Pulmonary Rehabilitation in the Era of Telehealth

December 9 - 10 , 2021
Virtual

Description

During this workshop, experts will explore research opportunities that could lead to more effective delivery of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) using telehealth and telemedicine. Presenters will include experts in PR, telehealth and telemedicine, healthcare delivery organizations, and medical billing and payments. Opportunities identified by attendees may be used to inform a research agenda for the pulmonary community and could support the COPD National Action Plan.

Participants will seek answers to the following questions:

  • Which telehealth PR model might be most feasible and acceptable to the end-users (patients, health care professionals, insurers)?
  • How can telehealth PR be tested in a variety of settings for efficacy, safety, user acceptance, and cost effectiveness?
  • What will be required to successfully implement telehealth PR in the real world?

Agenda

10:00 a.m.
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Opening Remarks

James P. Kiley, Ph.D.
Director, Division of Lung Diseases
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

10:10 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.
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SESSION 1: Setting the Stage – Concepts and Definitions of Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Telehealth

10:10 - 10:40 a.m. - Why PR is Relevant for Patients with Chronic Lung Disease

Barry Make, M.D., Event Co-Chair
National Jewish Health, Denver, CO

10:40 - 11:10 a.m. - Tele PR and Telemonitoring in the Home

Sally Singh, Ph.D., Event Co-Chair
University of Leicester, Leicester, UK

11:10 - 11:40 a.m. - Barriers to Traditional PR and Telehealth PR 

Carolyn L. Rochester, M.D.
Yale University School of Medicine and VA Medical Center
New Haven, CT

11:40 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. - Australian Telehealth PR Experience (Off the Shelf Model)

Anne Holland, Ph.D.
Monash University and Alfred Health, Melbourne, AU

 

12:10 - 1:30 p.m.
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BREAK

1:30 - 3:40 p.m.
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SESSION 2: Current Research: Reports from the Field

1:30 - 2:00 p.m. - Current Use of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in the U.S.: Program Availability, Participation Among Medicare Beneficiaries, Geographic And Racial/ Ethnic Disparities

Peter Lindenauer, M.D.
Baystate Health, Springfield, MA

2:00 - 2:30 p.m. - Post Hospitalization Telehealth PR

Surya Bhatt, M.D.
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

2:30 - 3:00 p.m. - Health Coaching to Facilitate Home Telehealth PR and Remote Monitoring

Roberto Benzo, M.D.
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

3:00 - 3:30 p.m. - Pulmonary Rehabilitation Virtual Patient Assistance App 

Sheryl Flynn, PT, Ph.D.
Blue Marble Health, Altadena, CA

3:30 - 3:45 p.m.
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Day 1 Closing
Event Co-Chairs: Barry Make, M.D. and Sally Singh, Ph.D.

10:00 - 10:10 a.m.
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Day 1 Recap
Event Co-Chairs: Barry Make, M.D. and Sally Singh, Ph.D.

10:10 - 11:30 a.m.
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SESSION 3: The Other Side of Telemedicine: Patients, Policies and Reimbursements

10:10 - 10:40 a.m. - Telehealth PR Reimbursement and Regulatory Issues

Chris Garvey, F.N.P., M.S.N., M.P.A.
UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco, CA

10:40 - 11:10 a.m. - How Payers Provide Telehealth Reimbursement: State and Federal Issues

Mei Kwong, J.D.
Center for Connected Health Policy, National Telehealth Policy Resource Center, Sacramento, CA

11:10 - 11:40 a.m. - Patient Perspective of Telehealth PR

Ruth Tal-Singer, Ph.D.
COPD Foundation, Miami, FL

11:40 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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BREAK

12:30 - 2:30 p.m.
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SESSION 4: Inventing the Future: Paths to New Systems

12:30 - 1:10 p.m. - Physician Perspectives on Tele-Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Primary Care Physician Perspective
Lenard Fromer, M.D.
The Kinetix Group, Santa Monica, CA

Rural Physician Perspective
Dan Doyle, M.D.
Cabin Creek Health Center, Dawes, WV

1:10 - 1:50 p.m. - Implementation of Telehealth PR: Provider and Health System Perspectives

Hugh Musick, M.B.A.
Institute for Healthcare Delivery Design, University of Illinois Health
Chicago, IL

Jerry Krishnan, M.D.
Institute for Healthcare Delivery Design, University of Illinois Health
Chicago, IL

1:50 - 2:00 p.m. - BREAK

2:00 - 2:30 p.m. - Comprehensive IT-Driven Approach For Telemedicine and Telerehabilitation

Joseph Finkelstein, M.D., Ph.D.
Mount Sinai, Icahn School of Medicine, New York, NY

2:30 - 4:00 p.m.
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Discussion: Moving the Research Agenda for Telehealth PR: What Strategies Should Be Pursued? (All participants)
Event Co-Chairs: Barry Make, M.D. and Sally Singh, Ph.D., All participants

4:00 - 4:25 p.m.
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Research Discussions, Future Directions, and Next Steps (All participants)
Event Co-Chairs: Barry Make, M.D. and Sally Singh, Ph.D., All participants

4:25 - 4:30 p.m.
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Closing
Event Co-Chairs: Barry Make, M.D. and Sally Singh, Ph.D.